UFC heavyweight James Mulheron will be sitting out most of 2018. Mulheron (11-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), a 29-year-old Englishman, accepted a one-year suspension by UFC anti-doping partner USADA for a failed drug test conducted prior a November fight, which was slated for UFC Fight Night 122 in Shangai. In a press release, USADA announced Mulheron failed an out-of-competition test due to clomiphene and its metabolite, hydroxyclomiphene – a specified substance in the class of hormone and metabolic modulators that is prohibited year-round. The suspension is retroactive to Nov. 17, 2017. Mulheron was pulled from the Nov.
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